Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-03-31


Thatthere Ars fncshsit tess,tss In every
life IL not 10 to denied. We find them
In the pulpit and the pen; to poin. out
some Of them no tina. the reader may
nos be guilty Of any they see in Others
10 the object of this skatch. MIR. L., G.
minister, meets MIR. =. and B., both
mem bers Of his church. He re ache es yer
Mr.. B- (who Is poor man, and shakes
Mr. C.'s hand without even noticinp
Mr.. 3. The consequence 10 Mr. u. does
not 30 to hear HIM preach any more
His usefulness Is entirely destroyed
among the poor because he has no
feeling for them. He 10 supported by q
few wealthy members, NO of course does
not osre for the souls Of the poor, or 80
they think. Miss r., his daughter, in
her deiire to get rid of some poor tha.
work in the w. @. T. u, uses zenl
without knowledge.
Mr. G., a member of the same
|cburch, takes ten per cent. frcm the
poor mems wages, and then stands up
IN meeting and talks about selling ell
and giving to the poor, and wonders
that the people care so little about COM
ing to meeting. "Rendor to every man
his due"
Mrs. C, another brothers wifr,
10 NOOh p1b ETCnb koStlDs k1uo
goes to her nelRhbors jnst at meal time,
and faithfully reports TO the neiphbof
hood all they havo TO eat; abe gets OF.
Tended IL yon fail to enlighten her ss 10
the cost OF each article brought in to tht
house. And obi how she will talk
about your own church members, until
You begin to think you have uorLine
bat drunkards in tho church. She goes
to every funeral. aud really njoys 1T
forgetting We are TO weep with those
that weep"
Mr.. l.. 10 q ssltnade man, but he will
preach ano.hor mans sermons; and be-
caus 80 woman enliRhteps him TO the
fact OF her knowing 1t, sets to work &c
destroy her usefulness In the church
and get her out of the church IL poSsi.
BILE. Mrs. l.. has had four diffsre ri
servant girls ia three months, and IL
one year has had more than many
women have in y lifetime; all becsus,
she never learned the golden rrle "Dc
unto others as yol would have other,
DO unto you," In like circumstances.
Mr.. NJ, brother In the Me:hedis
Church, takae s1n,e Innocent words
fputs q wrong construction on them and
biasts q wouan's reputation; one wbr
las boon pure oil her life. He 10 good
hearted ard gives itberslly to the mis-
sioaary cause, but ia very surs to spssi
of the fact, thee Losing the reward by
i idisobey ying the divine com Gand: "Le
not your left hand know wha. you
fright hand doeth.' Mr.. G. does til,
lprayiog for the church; he lie always il
Ibis place On prayer meeting night, bu
when Mr. q a brother, fell ha did no
shave even time 10 pray for him, and til,
icommsnd found in. Gal. 6: l. neve
tseems TO have occurred to him.
Miss NJ. 10 also quite 3 prominen
imember; she Ia at the head Of the mis-
isionary society, but forzets to show ,
lmissiorary spirit fer the home cause
Ishe Coca not hesitate ct anything to &c
a woman out of the church that Oh
thinks may lead ths singing Or churcl
work; abe never learned tho vsrs
vhion gays, IN honor prefsrriug on
lsIotheT." But OF all Inconsistencies
TO suppose thas VOC will get to heavel
Ion other psop,e's failicgs Is the greateel
tStudy the i2sh chspte4 o. Romans; pu
tyour trust in Carts: look n5 bis III,
Iavoi6 all ycu st' seprs in other.
"Wais III tho llahs SIS ye receive tb
light, anu in the en1 il shall bs well